shortly after the court announced its decision, floyd abrams, the attorney who argued on behalf of mitch mcconnell and citizens united president david bossie sport with reporters. >> i represented mitch mcconnell in the case and was one of the lawyers who argued it in the supreme court. this is an extraordinarily triumphant day. the court has ruled that corporations, unions, and all the rest of us may participate freely and openly and spend money on the electoral and political matters. this decision is a long time coming, and as the opinion of justice kennedy makes clear, it involves the reversal of two prior opinions, one involving senator mcconnell, one two years before. the core of it all is that the right to participate in, participate about and be heard about matters political, social, and the like is one which the public at large has an interest in. there is a listener, a viewer, a reader in trust and political views, orientation and a light -- the like which the first amendment protects, and a pledge to corporations as well as individuals. as justice kennedy pointed out in his sta

floyd abrams and mitch mcconnell -- sometimes we do not know what is good for us, and having floyd beart of the team and arguing the case last time was a tremendous honor for us and brought a lot to the table below of the current senator recall be part of this case was a terrific asset to us -- and i think having senator mcconnell be a part of this case was a terrific asset to us. michael executive producer -- they are tremendous supporters to citizens united over the many years we have been friends, and i cannot thank him enough for standing by me through this. jim baca, our first lawyer who helped us get to the supreme court. he is one of the foremost first amendment lawyers in the country, and then again -- most importantly, the members of our organizations, the members who across the country, the over half a million members who support us day in and day out in our board of directors. it is an incredible honor to have their support, and of course, my family -- my wife susan, my dad is here today. it is a great victory for us. i know it has been agonizing for us waiting for this dec

we'll have statements from attorney floyd abrams and reaction from democratic campaign committee chairhuck schumer and analysis on the decision with legal scholars. "america and the courts" today at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> this weekend on "the communicateors" gordon smith on the fcc plan to expand the broadband speck trum trump and what it might mean for broadcasters today at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> now president obama pledges to push ahead on major parts of his domestic agenda. the president made these remarks at a town hall meeting where the main topic was the committee and jobs. from lorraine county community college, this was about an hour and 20 minutes. [applause] >> hello, everybody! hello, ohio! thank you very much, everybody. thank you! everybody, please relax. we're going to be here for a little bit. everybody take a seat, if you have a seat. it is great to see you. can everybody please give jodi a big round of applause for the introduction. [applause] everybody is a special everybody is a special guest, but obviously you have one of the finest governors in th